Criminal records check
Under the Criminal Records Review Act (CRRA) all licensees must undergo a criminal records check if they work with or have unsupervised access to anyone under the age of 19 or vulnerable adults who receive health services other than acute care from certain health-care providers.
About criminal records checks
Criminal records checks (CRC) must be completed
- every five years,
- when a licensee changes their licence class, or
- when a licensee has been charged and/or convicted of an offence.
CRCs are administered by the Criminal Records Review Program (CRRP), which is operated by the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.
Relevant and specific offences include, but is not limited to:
- sexual offences
- violent offences
- drug trafficking offences
- theft
- fraud
- breach of trust
CPSBC sends the information provided on the criminal record check authorization/application form to the CRRP. The CRRP arranges for a policing agency to conduct the CRC. CPSBC will be notified if the check reveals no relevant record.
If there is a relevant or specified offence, a government-appointed adjudicator will review it to determine if the criminal record indicates a risk to children or dependent adults. CPSBC will be notified and will take appropriate action if such a determination is made.
Criminal record check requirements
Here are the requirements to have a CRC completed:
- applicants must submit a Canadian-notarized copy of a passport and driver’s licence
- a licensee's driver’s licence number on the annual licence renewal form, where available, for five-year rechecks
- applicants and licensees undergoing a CRC may also be required to undergo fingerprinting
Fingerprinting
The requirement for fingerprinting, and the query parameters for who should undergo them, is based on the RCMP’s Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification Services (CCRTIS) policy.
People who have the same combination of gender and date of birth as a known convicted offender must undergo fingerprinting to verify their identity. The vast majority of those fingerprinted will not have a suspended sexual offence. However, fingerprinting remains a necessity as it eliminates the possibility of an offender changing their name to circumvent a criminal record.
There are fees associated with fingerprinting. These fees are set and collected by a municipality’s police force. CPSBC does not provide reimbursement for the cost of fingerprinting.
Sharing results within BC
Email crc@cpsbc.ca to share the results of the CRC with another organization within BC.
Email CPSBC to share the results with another organization within BC